Transform meeting cultures and productivity

Our meetings are archaic. 

We never get that 'golden nugget' .

There's no action, no change.

It’s calculated that at the top level, just on basic salaries alone, a three hour meeting can cost £1,872 or more.  Factor in lost opportunity costs when no decisions are taken, remedial costs when a bad decision is taken and the total outlay  is considerably higher.  It's estimated that people spend 50% of their time in meetings whilst 67% of Executives consider them to be a waste of time.  Its's no wonder that organisations report meeting fatigue. 

​Our techniques will help you improve your meeting culture, make them more focused and productive reducing the need for them and enabling you to focus on activities that will increase your profit and growth.

The Problem

You've heard the complaints.  There's too many meetings, they go on for too long and have no focus, they're unproductive, the paperwork is overwhelming or too late, hidden agendas subvert decision making.  

~ "It's a waste of time attending and I can't wait to get out of there.  There's no focus and either no decision is taken or  it's a poorly thought through decision."

~ "The agenda is too packed, we don't get a chance to really interrogate the data and the chairing is poor. "

~ "It's always the same people speaking and I never get a chance to put my point of view."

~ "I come up with an idea to improve things but they're never followed through".

The Solution

What would it be like if you could not only halve your meeting time but reduce the need for them freeing your time to focus on critical business systems?  

What would it be like if you could respond more creatively to market opportunities and challenges?

​How much faster could you increase profit margin and grow your business by drawing out better quality thinking and decision making from all participants? 

We have the solution for you.

​​The express meeting package results in faster, productive meetings.  Attendees are more engaged, generate solutions, take ownership of decision making and have clear action plans. When there's an  equal voice coupled with creative thinking you can say goodbye to meeting apathy.

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 The offer 

~ Basic package: meeting diagnostic.  Observation of a typical meeting, review of papers, report back with recommendations.
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~ Express meeting package: review and observe a meeting, using that intelligence to coach chairman in the express meeting methodology, support them in planning and running a meeting in this style, observe and feedback.   Option for continuing support in embedding the technique with the chairman. 
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~ Express meeting supplementary:  Train all participants in the express meeting methodology.  

​~ Follow up: group or individual support to participants, plus basic training on chairing and meetings available on request.

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What our clients say about the express meeting methodology

~ "It helps to break it down and brings in new ways of doing things."

~  "It makes what was a woolly agenda more effective."

~  "I can't believe how much shorter the meetings are now!"

~  "It ensures that everybody can express their opinions equally."

~ "The meetings are more focused now."

~  "Having a question to focus on makes all the difference."